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  • BetterCloud Raises Funds to Broaden Beyond Google Apps

    September 25, 2013

    Business
    BetterCloud, google, Google apps, Google Drive, Okta, OneLogin, Salesforce.com, zendesk
     

    I’ve previously covered BetterCloud, the New York based operation that provides administration functionality for Google Apps – they do some interesting things around delivering the features that enterprises need in order to use Google Appps – policy and compliance…

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  • Dropbox Pushes Into the Enterprise – SSO Coming

    April 10, 2013

    Business
    dropbox, Okta, OneLogin, San Francisco, Security Assertion Markup Language, Single Sign, SSO, Symplified
     

    When I was in San Francisco last week I took the opportunity to swing by the Dropbox office and meet the team responsible for giving Dropbox enterprise credibility. They actually have a pretty interesting job, despite Dropbox being extremely…

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  • More Proof That Shadow IT is a Growing Issue

    January 31, 2013

    Business
    Active Directory, Android, cloud computing, dropbox, OneLogin, Organization, Password management, security, Single sign-on, Windows
     

    When talking with organizations about how the cloud can help them, I’m often told that cloud has no place in their organization and they’re not using it in any way, shape or form. They also point to the perceived…

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  • A OneLogin Update

    May 16, 2012

    Business
    google, Google Apps Marketplace, Identity management, Joomla, OneLogin, Security Assertion Markup Language, Single Sign, Steelcase
     

    I’ve spent a lot of time over the last few months identifying some underlying themes within the cloud space, and some corresponding big opportunities which dropout of those themes. One bucket of opportunities that I’m excited about is services…

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  • OKTA Builds Native MFA SSO Offering

    October 20, 2011

    Business
    CA Technologies, cloud computing, netsuite, Okta, OneLogin, Single sign-on, SSO, Todd McKinnon
     

    I’ve written a bunch in the past about how single sign on is growing in importance as organizations and the individuals inside them struggle to manage the wealth of different applications they interface with. One of the tools that…

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  • Okta and Cloud Sherpas Partner to Accelerate GAPE Enterprise Adoption

    September 21, 2011

    Business
    Cloud Sherpas, google, Google apps, Identity management, Okta, OneLogin, Single sign-on, Software as a Service
     

    Identity management is one of the big challenges to be faced in easing the adoption of cloud within enterprise. Okta (more on them here) and Cloud Sherpas (more on them here) have announced a partnership that is squarely aimed…

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  • Active Directory Integration for Cloud SSO. Okta Latest to Integrate

    August 25, 2011

    Business
    Active Directory, cloud computing, LDAP, Okta, OneLogin, Single sign-on, Software as a Service, VMware
     

    Okta (previous coverage here) is today joining other cloud-based SSO offerings and releasing an edition designed to integrate single sign on into Active Directory to bridge the authentication gap between on-premise and cloud software. The move is a tacit…

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  • OKTA Goes Free Trial for Identity Management

    May 25, 2011

    Business
    Active Directory, Okta, OneLogin, Salesforce.com, Single sign-on, VMware
     

    I wrote a little while ago about the “salesforce.com mafia”. One of those I profiled back then was Okta founder Todd McKinnon, I spent some time talking to McKinnon the other day, in advance of the release of Okta’s…

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Papers

The Future of ERP – Moving at the Speed of Change

If we look back a generation, business tended to be static. While it is undeniable that innovation occurred, it tended to at a much slower pace. While Henry Ford’s manufacturing and distribution models certainly marked disruption for the horse and buggy industry, this was a change that took decades.

Channel Strategies for Success in the Cloud Age

Cloud Computing is perhaps one of the biggest shifts in the technology industry in a generation. Alongside the technology shifts involved in Cloud, there is also a significant change in the way technology will be supplied, implemented and delivered going forward. While this shift offers real benefits to consumers in terms of reduced costs and increased agility

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